The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

looked to With auL1etyi lNpsi tstaieislte
That tsre will ha no hSste il its deli sratiuii
ard ~ adjournment until Il shall have %
canff,s fItl all that Is uNpecteu pk ~. al q
Nhieh I have eadeavored % lndioalis n m
y, bp,i .Fsyyi IL an 4 All. Interesting
Fap0Et of Gel. HeuTy T. 4tieilafdf eille
eaisineaf ~ the state, ard alGo 1qteeiA Iron
Eiaas Ianles 81 Eflls, Gen Wright, unltei
states Army a.! and I, q a r. y,.-.,,,,e
The repert from Col Il. Z. i.iel1are i
afste emgsnFeE, accompanying -siag ts9Y
sfnoris megssFe, tneStsd g. snlaiis9 O ~
vsss re54ffetsl to mt tlcni IN order to fesits
fn1as Tho letters OF Capt. hAdgi item
Wright and 0liIera bore upon the s1ossst o.
river Improvement, -
fha convention Fe1at - oEea % HQiks an
the successful
nIsuIlT or IT'S nkBens
Is summed up IN the resolutions adopted
9sh l11i 5Fnfzllv itfioFAe0 tie cos1rsa ard stig
rsstioas al Gov AlcEnery. Tire resolution
were g follows:
40 EXTRA SESSION.
~ Rssa7ued. That is ineypedient 70 con
velie the General Assembly III extra session
at this time
TTTE 0rgssuHT FORK kiE71lil,
ss2 Rass2asl That the naoral support o.
tliig ftil,rvaltiur ba given the Governor ~,
ihariziul him % contract tor IS NJ Il
+ ilIogFn - tho 0possum Fork ieyees n the
Stste Of ArkNnEaE, providing said TeEalIS no
not cost the State an amount eXceellliG szsos~
Gee, to be used At the discretion q the Cav
~. Whereas, Cypress Creek tsvee, com
nlonly known IS t)pes6um Fork lf natliia,lly
the, head OF 4 proper leFae REAtem o. f9ib
State, to protect from destructive aloola tlts
1enaaH basin, and tlEat IT, esi1aa a. g IL o-
Earded by olrr Board Of EIlrlneefa ANA 5tile
Mississippi River Commission.
aResdibeG, Iliat MeFeqaeEt0 our Genera AS
Renlbly t. ennct legislation recognizing i as
tias TO cooperate with tlse authorities Of the
Ssate Of AEsaEi1es to secure peI1nAEeEt pro-
lection to tae allIyial lands fnom that pcInf
to the Morgan City coast
MORAL sUPRORT 10 TIE G0vEMSoB.
~. Res8iBaq, That the moral suppgrt Of
this convention ba given the Governor 10 slll-
tl1qrizsi him b contract for the construction
or repairing OF any important AsVee or teFe9s
IN tire STATE Of Louisiana, Whelfeve4i In has
Judgment, tho emergency requires ..
CONVICT PORCH.
''5. Belt reSoIDad, ThatRe earnestly. ap-
peal 70 MS ExceilenCy, the Governor OF la0u-
isiaTa, to i1lmedigtely adopt stEeA means 2qd
measured iRa nlay be necessary 10 plAc6 the
entire convict force at work on the Aayess OF
the State.
THE RAILROAD COMPANIES.
&c. Whereas, the maintenance Of layeRs is
Recoutt 0nty in Importance to their aecasfri1c-
s'Whsreas. the experience Of the present
year, in connection with Bonnet Carrie and
other ereY9sseB, has fully demonstrated the
fact Mat lsveBs can best be ma liltAtneu By
placing them under control OF the railroad
Coir1psltieg SybaRs lines STE or isiay be con-
stIueterl on aud Rea1 10 the leyees:
In order to secure such advantages IN be-
hall Of the 1eYeBs 1t Is asked tlat The l5sIeial
Assembly ehall, at its next session enact
sneh laws as viii authorize tho leYe8 coIlllll5-
Ei0nerF Of any district To- eontrReb with any
railroad company whoAa line q now or shall
hereafter be suitably located for that pur-
pose, to take charge Of al OF any portion OF
Raid lsFee; pruebde1 that tie term Of any
such eDntrsct shall not be binding on any
district until after the same shall have been
ratified byRYota Of q majority IN value 0i The
property taxpayers OF Gs lI distTlet and II the
General Assembly be without the power M
der the Consultation 10 give s1Gh authority,
thsn, whenever the legislature Is snbmit-
ting other amendments to the Constitution
to be voted on, 1t Is hereby requested tl9at It
Will ct the same time submit sach add tlonaI
amendments rs wall confer the requisite ap-
tbOrit for the purpose.
"a. NbsraAF, the rapid Development Of
parallel railroads on either bank OF the Mis-
slsBippi, and either Lines interesting the
Stale, ysauses.a perfect system Of leYeea to be
Of vital inp0rtRDOe TO such works Of internal
ReSairsd, That the chairman OF this con-
YentiBH appoint s COMMITTEES OF ten delegates
to confer With the representatives Of the
Aiihsissi ppi Valley. Texas PAcii3c and Morgan
EhllN8aHl1 receive AllN t1l0aGtElAetA t1lltANB
toward their assisting in The matter Of keep.
inc q general system OF laF68s in connection
with the State, said committee 10 report
either 10 this convention or 10 the nsXt Leg
islature.
INTERsTATB bEyEEc oo2yENTEo2.
Is. RasoiBed, That the Governor Of Ibis
State be requested 10 invite the C48Yeln0ga of
the States Of Mississippi. Arkansas, Mis-
souri, Illinois and Tennessee 10 appoint
aeleRates to meet ten delez4tes from this
Stale TO beRpppinted BIZ his EEoellsneg ths
ST ViekBburg on thB FIRST Monday in 0etober
next 10 devise n9sAAs and plans to be pre-
scented to Congress at its next meeting, AID
81 bring abent harmonious action between
tho several States ia securing aid from the
national government fo- the iRlpraYementOf
the Mississippi Valley, and projection from
disastrous oYerAoWR and hazardous nayiRl-
ton in the Mississippi river and its bTibu-
taues,
A PERMANENT COMMITTEE.
10. Reaglpad, That The Governor of the
State be and il hereby requested to appoint Q
standing g0lnE1itbee uf Two from each cOI-
gressleaal district, and ten from the State at
large, whose duty it shall be to Visit all State
or interstate conventions called for the inns
proyement Of the Mississippi river ard con
struction Of leYees and tn visit Congress to
aid orr Senators and Representatives ill Sc
curing the NECESSITY legislation instlis mat
'tslA hlfAn NA5HtfAlHsAsh.
no. Whereas, the treatment of the Mis-
aHsiPpl, us e!entful improvement and CON
trol by Rezentltae measures arc questions Of
great magnitude, requiring the careful
study OF the highest ability Of the country;
and I l,,,,, ,,, /.
tSlyer lomlaisslon body Of lnen OF tlis
character;
tRes9igsd, ghst the recommendation and
plehs p the hllssissip3i River Ciplnlnlssion.
reteFtlng t9 tie inqIrgFeznen emit Of the laayiga-
hon Of the Mississippi river, are hereby COR
qiatly aud heartily Endorsed and approved.
RHE RID AID ATcHAHALkxA.
IL. Resoleedr That concerning ths Red
and Atqhafalnya rivera, we deem ii inexpedi-
eRt snd hurtful to the cplpmereial interests
q the peoIle 81 the Bed riTer country aud
those Of ITS tilbutaE1es to make ANY attempt
70 dlYsTt the cQuIBe q that 7 away from
the hllaglaHlppI, hud reeoullue nd that the
waters 9f the BED Bhould be detected from
the AtchsfllAya.
't12. Your committee recommend that de-
bate on any Of tue resolutions contained IN
rule.
THE PROCEEDS or SWAMP LAND SALES.
rs. Whereas, there d now ii tie State
treasury ttla SUM o. $3.50, 355 81, Uroclells
81 sNallp AAl1ds, appl ica3le under Tie actg 81
Uo9nlgEass 20 fhs eonsiIuet i0n Of lgFees and
heneas, BY the sales OF swamp leuds
further sums H7ll accrue 10 said filndfruIn
tli9e 70 time therefore be it
Rss0leed, That the Governor and Board
81 State EngineNrs be aud they aTe herebs
requested to adopt such Insssnr6s M
make such aaIeelneJlts as may be Det..
esssRry to Hecure the iuimediatg pIsn.
elllletipu and repair OF lsvaea ~ tbeexfsist
ot tllo funds now IN the Treasury AZ tlie credit
Of the .leyee Rqd drainage fund ~ Bhfet
3S,lag accrue tf5nl he sslss of swamp lands
~ r. qlflal fRsglued, That the member
81 thle cen Yentien hereby pleflR6 tileir illii.
Yldlal SUPPORT to securing ne fssspS ~ ~
such measures by Tie General Assesah n n 4,
may be AaeessaIy 70 apply said fund.-. to pay.
liis 5or work Yhieh may 10 done i1lsisF flt
proYlsi0AB Of thess Resolutions
THE aowEE 70 TAX.
Reselned, That this convention Ii 81 iii
aeclded opinion, based upon high Iesal hai
therity, that the several sErfsllss " flIij
State eTe invested sith the power aS5S
authority to levy nild etlieet aIy " neee,s
gary fof tlle building or rnsillf nance N IN,
lhNeas, they peing works oh pnhiiq
Improvement theeuf hpfit nv 70 le M ~
F{ftale ana IN accordance With aFtitia sl0o II
he c2nstltlstioa and ACT 40. A. ~ fhe, sss
The convention fully justified
THE elapoa ~ 4aE sovra,san
n cAlling it. i infused new conf dence a